Where does “valgfusk” come from?

valgfusk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish valg, from Old Norse val, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

valgfusk (Norwegian Bokmål): election fraud

Definitions

  1. election fraud

Ancestry of “valgfusk”, step by step

valgfusk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish valg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvalgchoice; election
2Old Norsevalchoice
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Danish fusk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfuskcheating, fraud, deceit
2Danishfusketo cheat (swindle)
3Germanpfuschento work unprofessionally; to botch; to cheat; to...
4Germanfutschdown the drain, gone, away

via Norwegian Bokmål fusk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfusktrickery, cheating, fraud
2Norwegian Bokmålfuske—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →